{"id":30440,"date":"2012-07-10T09:55:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-10T09:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/helen-of-troy-limited-reports-record-net-sales-revenue-and-record-operating-income\/30440\/"},"modified":"2012-07-10T09:55:00","modified_gmt":"2012-07-10T09:55:00","slug":"helen-of-troy-limited-reports-record-net-sales-revenue-and-record-operating-income","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/helen-of-troy-limited-reports-record-net-sales-revenue-and-record-operating-income\/30440\/","title":{"rendered":"Helen of Troy Limited Reports Record Net Sales Revenue And Record Operating Income"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad include code--><!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Helen-of-troy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-30448\" title=\"Helen of troy\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/smw-news-wp\/2012\/07\/Helen-of-troy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"51\"><\/a>Helen of Troy Limited (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=HELE\">NASDAQ:\u00a0 HELE<\/a>)<\/strong>, designer, developer and worldwide marketer of brand-name household, personal care and healthcare\/home environment consumer products, reported record first quarter net sales revenue and record operating income for the quarter ended May 31, 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Fiscal first quarter net sales revenue increased 10.6 percent to $300,211,000 from $271,467,000 in the same period of the prior year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Housewares<\/strong>.\u00a0 First quarter net sales revenue in the Housewares segment increased 13.8 percent to $60,249,000 compared to $52,946,000 for the same period last year, demonstrating the continued strength of our OXO brands.<\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad code--><!--mfunc adshow_display_ad_file_v2(array('ad_random_1.txt'), array(100), array('align' => 'float right', 'clear' => '', 'margin_top' => '', 'margin_bottom' => '', 'padding_top' => '', 'padding_bottom' => ''), array(), array()) --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - 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Rubin, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, commenting on the Company&#8217;s first quarter results, stated &#8220;During the first quarter, we achieved record net sales revenue and record operating income. Similar to other global consumer products companies, we faced many challenges in light of continuing consumer uncertainty and global economic problems.\u00a0 We are pleased that we were able to achieve growth in net sales revenue, operating income and EBITDA without share-based compensation, in a challenging retail sales environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Helen of Troy Limited &#8211; HELE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Helen of Troy Limited (HELE) \u00a0is a leading global consumer products company offering creative solutions for its customers through a strong portfolio of well-recognized and widely-trusted brands<\/p>\n<div class=\"nr_clear\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"nrelate_popular_2\" class=\"nrelate nrelate_popular nrelate_default nr_1col nr_text\"><\/div>\n<p>\t<!--[if IE 6]>\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery('.nrelate_default').removeClass('nrelate_default');<\/script>\n\t<![endif]--><\/p>\n<p>\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\t\tnRelate.domain = \"thestockmarketwatch.com%2Fstock-market-news\";\n\t\tvar entity_decoded_nr_mp_url = jQuery('<span\/>').html(\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120711233850\/http:\/\/api.nrelate.com\/mpw_wp\/0.51.2\/?tag=nrelate_popular&domain=thestockmarketwatch.com%2Fstock-market-news&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthestockmarketwatch.com%2Fstock-market-news%2Fhelen-of-troy-limited-reports-record-net-sales-revenue-and-record-operating-income%2F30440&nr_div_number=2&maxageposts=7200&increment=1\").text();\n\t\tnRelate.getNrelatePosts(entity_decoded_nr_mp_url);\n\t\/* ]]&gt; *\/\n\t<\/script>\n\n\n<div class=\"nr_clear\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->\n\n\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style\">\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_1\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_2\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_3\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_4\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_compact\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var addthis_config = {\"data_track_addressbar\":true};<\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/250\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=pennystocksfinder\"><\/script>\n<!-- AddThis Button END -->\n\n\n\n\n<p>More Posts by this author<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-end-lower-dow-jones-drops-for-a-fifth-straight-day\/30543\">\nStocks End Lower; Dow Jones Drops for a Fifth Straight Day<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-prices-settle-lower-silver-prices-gain\/30542\">\nGold Prices Settle Lower; Silver Prices Gain<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-slide-after-fed-minutes\/30538\">\nStocks Slide after Fed Minutes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/u-s-stocks-struggle-for-direction-ahead-of-feds-minutes\/30533\">\nU.S. Stocks Struggle for Direction Ahead of Fed\u2019s Minutes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/smsc-smsc-stockholders-approve-merger-with-microchip\/30515\">\nSMSC (SMSC) Stockholders Approve Merger with Microchip<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/standex-sxi-acquisition-of-meder-electronic-group\/30516\">\nStandex &#8211; SXI &#8211; Acquisition of Meder Electronic Group<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/enterprise-products-company-epco-affiliate-agrees-to-acquire-shell-plaza-from-hines-affiliate\/30517\">\nEnterprise Products Company (EPCO) Affiliate Agrees to Acquire Shell Plaza from Hines Affiliate<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr>\n\n\n\n\n\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n\n\n<tr>\n\n\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.jpg\" alt=\"edliston\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"photo\"><\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Ed Liston <\/b><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n\nEd Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. 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